Hijab ban in Lagos: MPAC, MURIC, others hit back at govt
Muslim Public Affairs Centre, MPAC, has said it will engage all lawful means to frustrate the decision of the Lagos State Ministry of Education with respect to the recent ban on hijab, adding that it will continue to actively work with other Islamic organizations and stakeholders towards expanding the coalition to achieve reversal of the ban in the quickest possible time.
NRC shops for private investors to drive rail transportation
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is shopping for investors under a Public-Private Partnership initiative to drive railway operations in the country.
Oshodin and the UNIBEN VC appointment
FRANTZ FANON is reputed for his unassailable postulation that:“History will not forgive those men who have the exceptional privilege of speaking the words of truth, but have decided to take refuge in an attitude of captivity, mute indifference and sometime cold complicity”.
Emergency rule: Borno, Adamawa, Yobe governors lose power
…To receive monthly allocation “only for salaries,” as instructed by Jonathan
ABUJA — The Senate and the House of Representatives, Thursday, formally blocked the governors of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states from having complete access to their states’ funds.
Why we’re where we are today
Today, everybody talks about corruption without any concrete suggestion as to how this common disease could be cured. The general impression is that every Nigerian is corrupt in one way or the other. It is like the ailment of malaria whose causes are well known, yet Nigerians prefer usage of drugs rather than the eradication of the causes of the disease, as an effective solution.
Effective e-payment system critical to banking services – Sanusi
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CON, has maintained that effective e-payment system was critical to banking services in the country.
